| Percent of U.S. Mainland in
Selected Drought Ranges -- January 5, 2008 |
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| Percentile Range |
Short-Term Drought Indicator Blend |
Long-Term Drought Indicator Blend |
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| Current | Anomaly* | Percentile* | Change** | Current | Anomaly* | Percentile* | Change** | |
| 0-30 (D0) | 10.64 | -19.55 | 7.71 | + 1.40 | 34.08 | + 3.87 | 63.30 | + 1.61 |
| 0-20 (D1) | 4.77 | -15.37 | 7.43 | + 1.95 | 19.36 | - 0.82 | 57.75 | - 1.76 |
| 0-10 (D2) | 1.05 | - 9.03 | 7.89 | + 0.61 | 9.89 | - 0.24 | 62.00 | + 1.13 |
| 0-5 (D3) | 0.17 | - 4.93 | 11.44 | + 0.17 | 2.64 | - 2.49 | 49.20 | - 1.78 |
| 0-2 (D4) | 0.00 | - 2.07 | 0.00 | + 0.00 | 1.49 | - 0.57 | 66.03 | + 0.23 |
| *Anomalies & percentiles based on monthly 1932
- 2001 data from National Climatic Data Center. **Change from Previous Week's Percentage of U.S. Covered |
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